*Insert train whistle here* It's Spooktacular Express time y'all! Gear up for our month-long, Halloween-themed content adventure as we bored the train for a Goosebumps land! That's right listener, we're reaching deeper into the Scholastic Book Fair well to create semi-spooky horror games. The goal this week is to create the best possible video game adaptation of a classic Goosebumps tale. Nobody tell R.L. Stine, but these games have just as much to do with the source material as their covers used to.

The Spooktacular Express makes a few stops in spooky locations this week. Matt requested the conductor to drop him off at a spooky, secret amusement park deep in the forest. Todd's doing a time travel thing in a big spooky tower. Meanwhile, Kyle reboots the very first Goosebumps book, or is it the first season of American Horror Story?

Spooktacular Review-a-thon:
-Step 1: Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Goodpods, or anywhere else you can write reviews!
-Step 2: Take a screenshot of your review, post it to social media, and tag us @debatethiscast
-Step 3: We'll read your review in a spooky voice during the October ad breaks!
-If we get 20 new reviews this month, we'll make Todd play another spooky game live on Twitch!
-You can watch last years stream at https://www.youtube.com/@debatethiscast

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Properties we talked about this week: Lies of P, Midnight Sons, Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey, Goosebumps, Goosebumps the Musical, One Day at HorrorLand, A Night in Terror Tower, Welcome to Dead House, RollerCoaster Tycoon, Animal Crossing

Music for Debate This! is provided by composer Ozzed under a Creative Commons license. Check out more of their 8-bit bops at www.ozzed.net!

Image Credit: I googled “real goosebumps” and picked the best one.